Abandonware action-adventure games sorted by release date
Action-adventure video games combine elements of both the action and adventure genres, offering a mix of fast-paced gameplay and exploration within a narrative-driven context. These games often feature a central storyline, character development, and a world for players to explore. The genre encompasses a broad range of gameplay styles and settings.
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Homey D. Clown
DOS1993
Jack in the Dark
DOS1993 third-person action-adventure
Jurassic Park
DOS1993
Magicland Dizzy
DOS1993 platform
Rusty
DOS1993 metroidvania, platform
Seymour Goes to Hollywood
DOS1993 platform
Veil of Darkness
DOS1993protected isometric action-adventure
Alone in the Dark 3
DOS1994protected third-person action-adventure
By the time Alone in the Dark 3 (1994, DOS) rolls around, Edward Carnby has seen it all - so now it’s off to the Wild West, because of course it is. Zombies? Check. Cowboys? Check. Zombie cowboys? You bet. The gameplay is st...
Ecstatica
DOS1994 third-person action-adventure
Fantastic Dizzy
DOS1994 platform
In Search of Dr. Riptide
DOS1994
Inca 2: Wiracocha
DOS1994
Little Big Adventure
DOS1994protected isometric action-adventure
Mandrake: L'Ombra del Cobra
DOS1994
System Shock
DOS1994protected first-person shooter, action RPG, first-person action-adventure
Fade to Black
DOS1995 third-person shooter, third-person action-adventure
Framed
DOS1995 platform
Indenture
DOS1995remake maze
Wolfsbane
DOS1995 third-person action-adventure
Indiana Jones and his Desktop Adventures
Windows 3.xMac OS1996demo
Tomb Raider
DOS1996protected third-person action-adventure
Grand Theft Auto
DOSWindows XP/98/951997 racing: car
In Grand Theft Auto the player takes the role of a criminal who can freely roam around the city (Liberty City) completing tasks for the local mobs: stealing cars, killing pedestrians, all of it while avoiding the police and the ar...
Little Big Adventure 2 (Twinsen's Odyssey)
DOSWindows XP/98/951997protected isometric action-adventure
Realms of the Haunting
DOSMac OS1997protected third-person action-adventure
Star Wars: Yoda Stories
Windows XP/98/951997
Tomb Raider II
Windows XP/98/95Mac OS1997protected third-person action-adventure
Thief: The Dark Project
Windows XP/98/951998protected first-person action-adventure
Thief: The Dark Project is a first-person stealth video game developed by Looking Glass Studios and published by Eidos Interactive. Released in 1998, it is considered a groundbreaking title in the stealth genre and has had a signi...
Tomb Raider III: Adventures of Lara Croft
Windows XP/98/95Mac OS1998protected third-person action-adventure
Grand Theft Auto 2
Windows XP/98/951999 racing: car
Grand Theft Auto 2 is the second chapter in the successful Grand Theft Auto series. GTA 2 is an abandoned top-down action-adventure / driving hybrid game developed by DMA Design and released by Rockstar Games in 1999 for various p...